Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stockport County win with a probability of 54.49%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Altrincham had a probability of 21.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.02%) and 1-2 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.43%), while for an Altrincham win it was 1-0 (6.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.